Upcoming Books
Greatest Australian Poems by Michael Darby
In Greatest Australian Poems, Michael Darby will present the works of favourite bush poets including Henry Lawson, Banjo Patterson and CJ Dennis. Michael will explain the background and attractions of each poem and the book will contain a CD with Michael performing the poems he has collected.
Barrallier Books is now planning to publish Greatest Australian Poems.
Listen to Michael performing poems from his collection.
Darkness Over Love by Paul Monk
Paul Monk, the author of Sonnets to a Promiscuous Beauty and The West in a Nutshell, is now writing Darkness over Love. This will be his most ambitious and stunning project to date and will, with the earlier two works published by Barrallier Books, form a stunning trilogy on love and civilization.
Darkness Over Love is a novel that explores what it takes to establish and sustain intimacy with another; not in an imaginary world but in the world as find it. A worldly and tender narrator takes the reader on an odyssey through the darkness of the world in reflections directly addressed to his muse.
You will find yourself in cities on every continent, from Budapest and Vienna to Mexico City and New York; and led through the riches and terrors of thousands of years ancient Egypt and ancient Greece to ancient America and ancient China, at every point brought alive by poetry and song.
Read more here.
Malcolm McGregor's Indian Summer of Cricket
In his new book, journalist and strategist Mal McGregor will reflect on his love of the game and the place that cricket has taken in the life of our nation's sports lovers.
The book will include interviews with players, commentators and cricket lovers and will explore how deeply this unique game has affected our summers and reflected our view of ourselves.
Mal's writing will intrigue and delight lovers of cricket and literature.
Read an update from Malcolm HERE
Magpies in Vietnam by Doug Hurst
In 1967 Canberra bombers from 2 Squadron RAAF were sent to Phan Rang air base in South Vietnam as part of the Australian contribution to the Vietnam War. Using the Magpie call sign, they first operated at height but soon switched to concentrate on low-level bombing. On 3 November 1970, Magpie 91 disappeared without trace—ironically from a high-altitude mission well above the ground fire.
Magpies in Vietnam describes Canberra operations in Vietnam up to and including the disappearance of Magpie 91 and then explains how a group of very determined veterans undertook a remarkable search and recovery effort.
Barrallier Books, in conjunction with the RAAF Association, will publish Magpies in Vietnam in 2012.
From Whites to Muddies by James Kehoe
Rugby Union has evolved in the Royal Australian Navy, not just as a major sporting activity, but also as a way of developing personal skills and attitudes. These skills support the development of teamwork and leadership within the Service. From Whites to Muddies will explore in detail the growth of the sport within the Naval forces of Australia, from its earliest appearance in the mid-nineteenth century up to 2011.
The book will show how Rugby developed and was supported by the Navy leadership, allowing Navy to use the sport to engage the nation's communities and on the international scene.
Barrallier Books is publishing From Whites to Muddies in 2012 on behalf of the RAN Rugby Association.